Patents by Inventor Makoto Uehara

Makoto Uehara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20180024335
    Abstract: An observation device capable of observing a subject plane. The observation device includes a light receiving surface and an imaging optical system for forming an image of light from the subject plane onto the light receiving surface. The imaging optical system includes a concave primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a flat extraction mirror. The beam of the light from the subject plane is reflected at the concave primary mirror, the convex secondary mirror, and the concave primary mirror in the named order, after which an image of the beam is formed on the light receiving surface via the flat extraction mirror. The observation device changes an angle ? and an angle ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: MEJIRO 67 INC.
    Inventor: Makoto Uehara
  • Patent number: 7825987
    Abstract: An information processor enabling a digital broadcast to be viewed at a child device at a low cost, a TV system and a program are provided. Video decoders are corrected to the post-stage of demultiplexers, respectively, and video data of MPEG divided by the demultiplexers is decoded by the video decoders. At this time, the video data of MPEG is converted into a display format of a base band in a raster scan form. A common memory having a capacity equivalent to at least one displayed image, and a memory controller controlling the operation of the common memory are further provided. Three write video data output from resolution converters is stored in the common memory under control by the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Yui, Makoto Uehara, Takashi Tsunoda, Kenichiro Ono, Masaki Nakano
  • Patent number: 7699919
    Abstract: An ink composition is prepared in such a manner that a difference between a dynamic surface tension (mN/m) measured by a maximum bubble pressure method at a temperature of 24 to 26° C. and a static surface tension (mN/m) is within a range from 0 to 7 (mN/m). The ink composition is stored in an ink tank of an ink head, and is supplied from the ink tank to an ink chamber having a discharge port, and a voltage is applied to partitions formed by a piezoelectric material to apply a pressure by the partitions to the ink composition stored in the ink chamber, whereby a liquid droplet of the ink composition is discharged from the discharge port and the liquid droplet is deposited on a recording material to record an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Kamoto, Kiyobumi Morimoto, Makoto Uehara, Hiromi Nakatsu, Masanori Kinomoto
  • Patent number: 7257336
    Abstract: In case of a developing density correction based on a test image (patch image) density, normally, the developing density is carried out in a short period of time by correction (? correction) of a developing bias and a grid voltage (S11). When a correction amount of the ? correction exceeds an ordinary range, the ? correction (S11) and adjustment of toner concentration (magnetic permeability reference value) (S5) are carried out in combination. Furthermore, when the toner concentration is changed, the setting of a correction reference of the ? correction (? correction TBL) and correction timing of the ? correction are accordingly changed (S6, S7). Therefore, in the developing density correction based on the test image density in the developing device using binary developer, it is possible to carry out the developing density correction, which is carried out in a short time, and whose correction width is wide, while maintaining the accuracy of a developing density adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayasu Narimatsu, Masakatsu Hayashi, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Makoto Uehara, Jitsuo Masuda
  • Patent number: 7154558
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a display controller for receiving image signals corresponding to a plurality of images, to perform image processing on the image signals, and to synthesize images corresponding to the thus-processed image signals. While the images are displayed in a main picture and a sub-picture, the display controller further displays, adjacently to the sub-picture, a list of a plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Yui, Takashi Tsunoda, Makoto Uehara, Toshiaki Itazawa, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20050152708
    Abstract: In case of a developing density correction based on a test image (patch image) density, normally, the developing density is carried out in a short period of time by correction (? correction) of a developing bias and a grid voltage (S11). When a correction amount of the ? correction exceeds an ordinary range, the ? correction (S11) and adjustment of toner concentration (magnetic permeability reference value) (S5) are carried out in combination. Furthermore, when the toner concentration is changed, the setting of a correction reference of the ? correction (? correction TBL) and correction timing of the ? correction are accordingly changed (S6, S7). Therefore, in the developing density correction based on the test image density in the developing device using binary developer, it is possible to carry out the developing density correction, which is carried out in a short time, and whose correction width is wide, while maintaining the accuracy of a developing density adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Masayasu Narimatsu, Masakatsu Hayashi, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Makoto Uehara, Jitsuo Masuda
  • Patent number: 6902654
    Abstract: A process for preparing a vitamin D derivative including providing an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus for photochemical reactions, which has an ultraviolet radiation-emitting lamp, an optical system which receives light from the ultraviolet radiation-emitting lamp and emits ultraviolet rays having a specific wavelength, and a quartz rod which receives the ultraviolet rays having the specific wavelength from the optical system and emits the ultraviolet rays, irradiating a solution of a provitamin D derivative with the ultraviolet rays emitted from the quartz rod to cause a photochemical reaction to the provitamin D derivative solution, thereby forming a previtamin D derivative, and subjecting the previtamin D derivative to a thermal isomerization reaction to prepare the vitamin D derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadao Michishita, Satoshi Watanabe, Masahiro Katoh, Tetsuhiro Mikami, Kaname Tsuzaki, Koji Oikawa, Makoto Uehara
  • Publication number: 20050114901
    Abstract: An information processor enabling a digital broadcast to be viewed at a child device at a low cost, a TV system and a program are provided. Video decoders are corrected to the post-stage of demultiplexers, respectively, and video data of MPEG divided by the demultiplexers is decoded by the video decoders. At this time, the video data of MPEG is converted into a display format of a base band in a raster scan form. A common memory having a capacity equivalent to at least one displayed image, and a memory controller controlling the operation of the common memory are further provided. Three write video data output from resolution converters is stored in the common memory under control by the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Yui, Makoto Uehara, Takashi Tsunoda, Kenichiro Ono, Masaki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20040108198
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus for photochemical reactions which can irradiate the photo-reactive solution with ultraviolet rays having a specific wavelength suitable for the intended photochemical reaction at a high efficiency, and a process by which a provitamin D derivative can be converted into a provitamin D derivative at a high efficiency by means of a photochemical reaction by one-step process of light irradiation, thereby preparing a vitamin D derivative at a high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadao Michishita, Satoshi Watanabe, Masahiro Katoh, Tetsuhiro Mikami, Kaname Tsuzaki, Koji Oikawa, Makoto Uehara
  • Publication number: 20040069183
    Abstract: An ink composition is prepared in such a manner that a difference between a dynamic surface tension (mN/m) measured by a maximum bubble pressure method at a temperature of 24 to 26° C. and a static surface tension (mN/m) is within a range from 0 to 7 (mN/m). The ink composition is stored in an ink tank of an ink head, and is supplied from the ink tank to an ink chamber having a discharge port, and a voltage is applied to partitions formed by a piezoelectric material to apply a pressure by the partitions to the ink composition stored in the ink chamber, whereby a liquid droplet of the ink composition is discharged from the discharge port and the liquid droplet is deposited on a recording material to record an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Kamoto, Kiyobumi Morimoto, Makoto Uehara, Hiromi Nakatsu, Masanori Kinomoto
  • Patent number: 6545733
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a support means for supporting the display panel, and a housing for accommodating the display panel and the support means. The support means includes a first member to which the display panel is attached, a second member attached to the housing, and an elastic member disposed between the first and second members. The first and second members are integrally thermally bonded to each other via the elastic member through a process including a step of disposing the first member and the second member at prescribed positions within a mold, and an injection molding step of forming the elastic member between the first and second members by injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kaga, Makoto Uehara
  • Publication number: 20020196367
    Abstract: A display control apparatus comprises display control means for receiving image signals corresponding to a plurality of images, to perform image processing on the image signals, and to synthesize images corresponding to the thus-processed image signals. While the images are displayed in a main picture and a sub-picture, the display control means further displays, adjacently to the sub-picture, a list of a plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Hideaki Yui, Takashi Tsunoda, Makoto Uehara, Toshiaki Itazawa, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 6353716
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a developing unit for stocking a developing agent containing toner and forming a toner image on a photosensitive medium with the developing agent, a toner supply unit for supplying the toner to the developing unit, a toner specific concentration detecting unit for detecting the toner specific concentration of the developing agent stocked in the developing unit, a humidity detecting unit for detecting humidity in the neighborhood of the developing unit, a storage unit for storing the humidity information detected by the humidity detecting unit, and a toner specific concentration correcting unit for controlling the toner supply amount of the toner supply unit on the basis of the humidity information stored to correct the toner specific concentration, wherein the toner specific concentration correcting unit compares newly-detected humidity with reference humidity corresponding to the humidity which is detected at the time when the developing agent is stocked into the developi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Uehara, Yasutaka Maeda, Ken Yamagishi, Masayasu Narimatsu, Hiroji Kawamoto, Yuka Sakagami, Tomoe Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20010007485
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a support means for supporting the display panel, and a housing for accommodating the display panel and the support means. The support means includes a first member to which the display panel is attached, a second member attached to the housing, and an elastic member disposed between the first and second members. The first and second members are integrally thermally bonded to each other via the elastic member through a process including a step of disposing the first member and the second member at prescribed positions within a mold, and an injection molding step of forming the elastic member between the first and second members by injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kaga, Makoto Uehara
  • Patent number: 6223007
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain, in an accurate and stable manner, an image density at a tone rise point in a low-density region in order to form a stable image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kitagawa, Toshihiro Ohta, Yasutaka Maeda, Makoto Uehara, Katsuhiro Nagayama
  • Patent number: 6216329
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a support means for supporting the display panel, and a housing for accommodating the display panel and the support means. The support means includes a first member to which the display panel is attached, a second member attached to the housing, and an elastic member disposed between the first and second members. The first and second members are integrally thermally bonded to each other via the elastic member through a process including a step of disposing the first member and the second member at prescribed positions within a mold, and an injection molding step of forming the elastic member between the first and second members by injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kaga, Makoto Uehara
  • Patent number: 6215968
    Abstract: A high density detecting toner pattern is formed on a photosensitive body and a high density correction is effected by comparing a value detected by a reflection sensor with a high density reference value so as to maintain an image density at a specific level. An image density correcting section adopts a result of the preceding high density correction as the high density reference value, and compares the same with a result of a current high density correction. The image density correcting section effects the half-tone density correction only when a difference reaches or exceeds a preset difference reference value by forming a half-tone density detecting toner pattern on the photosensitive body and comparing a value detected by the reflection sensor with a half-tone reference value. Consequently, it has become possible to provide an image forming apparatus which can maintain a density output of an entire image at a specific level for any kind of images including solid, line, and half-tone, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Uehara, Toshihiro Ohta, Yasutaka Maeda, Takashi Kitagawa, Katsuhiro Nagayama, Shouji Tomita, Kaori Dakeshita, Daisaku Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 6145797
    Abstract: A supported body, such as a display panel or liquid crystal panel, is revolvably supported by a support via a revolution shaft and secured at an arbitrary revolution angle by a lock device. The lock device includes a torsion spring having a free end and a fixed end, into which the revolution shaft is inserted in an intimately contacting state, a holding member provided to the support or supported body so as to hold the revolution shaft rotatably and having an engaging part engaged with the fixed end of the torsion spring, and a stopper member secured to the revolution shaft and abutting the free end of the torsion spring for preventing coming-off of the fixed end of the torsion spring from the engaging part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Makoto Uehara
  • Patent number: 6035168
    Abstract: A developing device having a reduced size in the horizontal direction and in which a developing agent is transported with stirring along a circulating route inside a developing tank to effectively mix newly added toner therewith and stir the mixture. A developing tank for storing developing agent therein is horizontally divided with a partition member thereby providing an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A developer roller and a stirring roller are disposed in the lower chamber. Two screw rollers are disposed in the upper chamber. An inlet opening is formed between an end of the partition member and a regulating member for restricting a layer if the developing agent adsorbed to the developing roller. A developing agent removed by the restricting member is fed through an inlet opening to the screw rollers in the upper chamber. The developing agent is mixed with fresh toner supplied through a supply inlet and transported with being stirred by the screw roller in its axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jitsuo Masuda, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Makoto Uehara, Yasutaka Maeda, Takeshi Wakabayashi, Takahiko Kimura, Tao Ou, Naotaka Funayama, Toshio Nishino, Yasuyuki Ishiguro, Syouichi Fujita, Hirofumi Sakita
  • Patent number: 6020867
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit for displaying images, a backlight unit disposed behind the display unit for illuminating the display unit, an inverter unit for electrically controlling the backlight unit, a controller unit for controlling the inverter unit and the display unit, and a power supply unit having an exothermic heat distribution for supplying electricity to the inverter unit and the controller unit. The inverter unit and controller unit are disposed behind the backlight unit and the power supply unit is disposed on a side of the display unit, backlight unit, inverter unit and controller unit. The display unit, backlight unit, inverter unit, controller unit and power supply unit are disposed in a common housing. The inverter unit and the controller unit are arranged behind the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shimada, Katsumi Kurematsu, Hiroshi Takabayashi, Shigeki Yabu, Makoto Uehara, Toshiaki Itazawa, Yasushi Maeda, Masanori Takahashi, Yoshihiro Onitsuka, Kumiharu Takai, Osamu Yuki